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About Shivpur Village

Shivpur is a large village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,889, made up of 2,377 males and 2,512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 69.65 hectares
Population 4,889
Male Population 2,377
Female Population 2,512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shivpur compares

By the 2011 count Shivpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 69.65 hectares work out to about 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Shivpur

The census records public bus service for Shivpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shivpur from other places

Shivpur lies about 11 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shivpur
Nearest town Kotdwāra under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara under 2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 11 km

Villages closest to Shivpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotdwara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shivpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivpur village had a population of 4,889. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Shivpur village has 2,377 males and 2,512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivpur has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Shivpur is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivpur covers 69.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shivpur falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shivpur is Kotdwara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shivpur.

Shivpur is about 11 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivpur is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about under 2 km away. Kotdwara is about under 2 km away. Garhwal is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (under 2 km), Kotdwar Gaon (under 2 km) and Kotdwara Range (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shivpur today is likely to be higher.

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